The artist with the winning strawberry-themed design will receive $2,000 and four VIP tickets to the festival, and the design could be used for the official souvenir poster and promotional materials.

Artists can submit their designs in a variety of media including digital, oil paint, watercolor, inks, pencil, photography and mixed media, and entries must be 16.5 inches wide by 17 inches tall. Entries should be photographed or scanned and submitted through the festival website, http://castrawberryfestival.org/art-submission, mailed or hand-delivered to the festival office at 1661 Pacific Ave., No. 15, Oxnard, CA 93033. There is no fee to enter. The winning original design and all rights to it will become the property of the festival. Visit www.castrawberryfestival.org for complete rules.

The winner will be notified by the second week of February and will be the guest of honor at a March luncheon.

The festival will be May 18 and 19 at Strawberry Meadows of College Park, 3250 S. Rose Ave. in Oxnard.